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.tit B? ol.in SUSS..IM0 Hull IHMPalenberg Ba.-?a?.lf? N. Sycamore Scree:ijracaSorg Bxtreea..Ali Eighth StreetBT MAIL. Oaa Sis Three OaePOSTAOS Pain Tear, atue Boa. MeBaily with Sunday.st.00 $:.oo ILM MBally without Suadar.401 t-e* LS? MSunday edlttaa oaly.let 100 M Je? eaaiy (Wednesday). LS) -4? Jm ...By Times-D!?paicfc Carrier i>e:i>ery Ser?vice la Richmond iaud suburbo acd fateraborr? Oae Week.I"ally with Sunday. li cent!Dal v without Sunday. 13 centskLnday on:*. . I centsCatered January rt. ISM. at Rlrhracnrt. Va .aa aecead-claae matter --nder act of rontreeeSt ?larrh k.MONDAY. NOVEMBEB 15, IMSTHE COST OF ? U.ADMINISTRATION.? To the Editor of The Times-1 Mspatch."Sir.?1 have a bOJT Seventeen yearsold at Kandolph-Macon Academy. Bedlord City, sabs expects to enter sotn..?.gricuitural college next year to tnkeCe four-year course."I want him to k? to his own stateschool, and he also wants to go tr.er*.but I shall certainly not senj him toIllacksburg unless the right man tslected to be put at the head of theinstitution."It seems to me that it if abouttime to cut out politics at V. P. L andget down to business. ;-C, G TEMPUS." .liow ail] the board <.f visitors ofthe Virginia Polytechnic Institute an-'*wer the question which this DanvilleBusiness man puts up to it? T'ie atti?tude taker, by Mr. Temple representsthat of hundreds of other fathers inVirginia. They know that a collegem anipulated by politics is no: admin?istered for the best interests of i's; ?udents. They will not send theirsons to a school if It is engineered by? man vho does not know his busi?ness. They know that they cannot ex?pect their sons to become efficient ffthe head of the school is weeBCIeatand incompetent.The Times-Dispatch ventures theprediction that If an unfit man isoboSSn president of the Virginia 'Poly?technic Institute, the attendance at-'nit .institution will show a Steady, rate of decrease. The people shoui tnot and will not support an agriculturali diese dominated by a political coin? liaticn. The best way and quickestmethod of destroying -.he Virgin'?Polytechnic Institute entirely is to putn incompetent man at its head- AsMr. Temple says. "It is about time tocut cut politics at V. P. i and get do? ::tn IjllllSSSS" What is the bear* of?vis.tors goir.a; to do about it?piam'mmo:?orre men are born with pianos,'svrr.e achieve piar.es and some haveTianos thrust upon them. Ch ilrrr.ar.i:t>el and Clerk C P. Walford. of theCity School Board come under tr.e lasthead, since upon them has beer, impos?ed the duty ef selecting with infallible< .scrimina?on the proper pianos foruse in the city schools. The local pianu'dealers have vigorously advocated theselection of these pianos by three ex?perts fitted by training and technicalknowledge to choose with certainty theinstruments best adapted to school\.ses. tut the School B^ard refused tocall in the experts. The committee onbuilding and furniture recommendedchoice by .xperts, but the School Hoarddisposed of the proposal by imposingthe duty upon its chairman and secre-''cry. If there is anything that isi sscntial to the proper purchase ofl lanos for the schools. It is expert ad?vice, and if there is any agency of th*city government which ought to be!lr. formed of that fact and guided ac-'cord.np:"**. it |n the School Board, which,Laving education as its peculiar andsolitary field. Is presumed to be enBghteacd as to modem ideas. The!S hr A B ir-i knows tl.r.t it knowsnothing about pianos, and that ex-iperts make a business of knowingeverything about them. Tie purohasir.g agents plenipotentiary and extra-'f-rdirary of the School Board undoubt?edly can distinguish between a dulci?mer and a digitorium. a clavichord anda h*rr-s!c",.'>r.:. but how can they tellin wh'ch respect one piano is betterthan another? Will every little pianohave a music all Its own for them, orwill a:: pianos sound alike to them? It ?Mr. Etel Is of the opinion that Beeth?oven's B Flat Sonata. Opus 10?. is mostappreciatively executed on one piano,and if the same production appealsmost to M-. Watford's artistic tempera?ment oa another piano. w:;i ,i..t.tloa be throws Into the house. <>r Willtaa School Board crier a prefertnt.alp-lmary? Pick the pervasive ia.tr..ments if you must, gmtlemen. butplar.li?.mo. for the lo-.e of Kichtno.id.p!ar.ie-.a-.o'we?THCR?- ri >>io\..ta the Legislatures of six States billsare pending to ;eeedy mothers, a* are now preve?Ihy law la M**s.,uri ar.d IU r.o w i> r.t*e law ts aCm n.?l>red I r., :gh thejuvenile coarts. Ii. ot? ? Statt adiseat?? of mothers' PSaa.- ? iing to bring tte matter b?: an Itslegislature ihSS Wlatex I . x MacLaaetts a State comm.-:. .? t-.t;lag the subjectThese facta constitute sn Indicationef the present-day t- r.dency to est? 1the svope and furctl.n of f<a ter.d?ncy the' s ? eir.s to Increase inf*r.~e aa l-tae g<.<t <-.-. a i. -rn.ary c* the r*a?wr ? ;.r?ee..ted *??>.- a.i?laaa.r.et mothers' per.sleeks assy be ofInterest.For mothers' pensions it is urgedthat they weald enable mothers wlf.de pea* set rhildrea t > care for thema: home instead of hating to semi tn?t-<te ftats laatlt ?ah P'?.s.ens are .a ae ser.se ? ,- .?rite. Bata mere s" ' f j .st ? ? r? ? , o#ehas aaa ta have died or b-en k.:>4 intaatastry er who have beaa diasrtcd.IIns the children of widows cared forat home, that home Influences are' ever to be preferred for the children's;' sake when it la possible for the motheri to have them at home; that If mothers'I penaione can be paid through the' courts and not through the ass relatedj charities, there would be llttie or noI waste of money.Against mothers' pension* It i* ar?gued that they would unduly stimulate! the growth of population by oUoriiig aj premium an children; that they would' depress wages by artuttig to (Jag fa salt*income; that they would encourageundesired foreign ur.iuig:ation. thatthey wauid nsajtaa the moral staminaj of the people by ??uidlscriniinule" Statej aid and break down the sense of famI ily responsibility, that behind the dei mand for such pensions Us the ST ran*j Idea that ti e State owes every one allv.ng; that the administrative diflicultles involved in the scheme renderIt whoily in.practi.uble.??star v e Tun flivThe slogan "Swat the ily'" must bechanged."Starve the fly" suggested the fly -Bghs'as committee of the AmericanCivic Association at its eighth annualconvention In Baltimore.The campaign against the ;.. popu?larized in the ITa'tOd States fuel fouryears ago, has become WOlldwIdSWhile the educational value of fiykilllns campaigns is not to be under?estimated, the committee declares thatgreater results can be obtained bycleaning stables ar.d back yards midgarbage dumps and all like places thatbreed flies in a community and supplythem with Infection."Starve the fly:" is the right sloganIt ii easier to clean one stable, whereseveral billion flies m.ght be bred,than to wait until the season's hatch;s grown and then destroy them oneby one.a sax er christmas advocated.The old custom of making Christ?mas a season for extravagance ar.dperil is changing Into a better method.The tendency to make it one of gen?uine pleaanre is increasing.The large number of fatalities dueto the use of dangerous toys and fire?works is being reduced each yar be?cause of reformed Ideas, for the peorlesee the folly of er.da::.->-r;ng their livesla the violent celebration of the occa?sion.Reform in the extravagance and use?less expenditure of money at Christ?mas is also progressing.The custom of making presents hasbecome a burden to many who cannotafford it This fact has led certainr h:lanthror>!c womer. t j begin .a move?ment to abolish the custom amongthose who are tinancially unable toobserve it.Mrs. Aug :st'Be!mont ar.d Mise Anne;Morgan have organized "The Societyfor the Prevention >f Useless Giving.'- .which they are asking working girlsta join.Mrs. SslBinnl justifies her efforts toCOT I act the evi'.s of useless giving atCnristmas by saying that it is fo'.iyfor a girl earning IS a week to Spendmoney on Christmas gifts.Many pemde feel that to be just to jthemselves rather than to be generouato others, they ought not to gUe preaenta They know that they canr.ot :afford the expense, but they feel thatthey must give as weil as receive.A holiday season should not bemarred by so great and so senselessa burden. Enforced giving often re?sults In more hi-rm than pleasure.The capacity for giving is overtaxed.If we could give in proportion to ourcapacity, so that there would be nodistressing br.isn-rlr.g if a~co .Ms. theart of giving would be tr.coara.ted.and the happiest season of all the year ?lef. unmarre.1the bkker1adhi is (?:<!.<.ONAccording to the Portland Gre~oniar., the reru.t of several electionsheld tilers Intel)?among tr.?rr. a spe?cial charter and h^r.d election in Port?land?tenJs to prove that the citizensno longer will tolerate the overloadJt'; ">f the ballot with proraiscuoua:r.,-i:s'.ires. ar.d that the taxpayer"mean to call a halt on puMIc expen?ditures that are not absolutely essentie] to ?r:e development cf the etyThe voters vetoed several measures: ?. they were determined te puti >t"p to f . ?? of Ute ir.ltUtJveand referendum .\n "olllciai comm's? Sfl ' pr. seoMea was defeated be?cause It was loaded with many s0ciarstic schemes ar.d ofR-es. TheOreffeniaa saTa "The people are Im- 'patient of the gross abuse ani oversf t t iniUetlvs and the referen?dum."' and it advi'es the voters.; -tvaen :n doubt, vote no." Before! another election It advised. "Whenset In d'nbt. vote no. unless there lr?a cie?r call to vote yea"Tac V" -.o. Oregon lately had tov t* ? ? : -.-t;-;-v.. measures, two?I* of ??-hieb tiey defeated- Tha ;r ' it ->. ?-:..;?:.*: indicate*Ikat direct Is Slate Uen Ig often a tot- ,'..e *, tf t_e M'aahmg':'r -- 1 t it .? also loicd that"*t body cf the people -a Ore?gon discern I-.'.^n.taUi and ele:*iues ar-4 vote latei.igent> aj -r. them There la a firm resolvenet to create new at ess and notIs aJd to the f.ate'j expenditures.Tue people ef Oregon reseat the-' ' ? !r.'t:*tlve 1 r -e'.rend j si fcol'if.g that direct legLiatloi.: be reserved for emergencesTwo years age uregon w?s the most- - ? eis m Ute flauen, but now: k '- wird coneervatlan-.thrknTrmsT*A v*?- reg?ctiers in the number ofwll-dresred ?<.??? at the theatre anlthe opera in New Teck will result if a:ately pat upon the merk< -.a Manhattan -sm?t Into geaeral one.It esawieta of a Ucket te bo fastenedon a smang ta aI where It cen be seen all the wayacross the playhouse, never evading- theI attention of tlie occupants of boxet,i parquet and galleries.It la intended to blazon forth thefact that the garment was secured onlyon approval. Jast as plainly as If Itwere lettered: "Obtained fmm so-andso and not paid for." The tag cannotbe removed without mutilation, whichmakes the removal self-evident.This scheme should destroy a com?mon abuse. It might be extended |9include rags. lamps, draperiea. glass?ware, etc., which are now used frefaastUy at elaborate receptions byStaple of easy conscience, only to beicturned the next day us unsatisfactory!? every way.WAR'S TOLL.Definite statistics concerning theBalkan war aro not obtainable, butfigures collected from reliable dis?patches Indicate that no less thanSXMs men have already been killed labattle. Thirty-three thousand HHsdlNot a great figure for a war total, butwith what horror the world wouldcontemplate any other disaster thatwrought such a result! Earthquake, |volcanic eruption, holocaust, ship-:? reck?such catastrophes would bring j!i ss havoc and cause less human suffering?but civilization would standappalled.The total do?s not take into accountthe victims of cholera, it does notconsider the women ami childrenslate, it does not cover the famine unddisease that will follow In the wake ofthe armies. They are but incidents ofwar and not important factors in estlis it as'Almost 200,000 have been killed andtrim ad ad "in actual battle in this war.The estimate is conservative. Turkeyhas lost 120,000 men, Bulgaria J0,00<>. jServla 21.000, Montenegro 6.000 andGreece 2.0C0. Of the wounded, manywill die. while others will be public;charges. Such is the record of a Europoaa war in the twentieth century, andthe end is not yet.Have these figures a lesson? Shouldnot utilitarians Join humanitarians in!demanding that war itself shall die?What is war worth compared to thetremendous toll It exacts?DIVIDING THE LEGISLATIVESESSION.California la soon to try an innova?tion in government that will bewatched with much Interest by otherStates. The coming session of thelegislature in that State i-> to bo "bi?furcated?that is. It will be divided,the first thirty days to be devotedte the Introduction of bills, and thelatter part of the session to their dis- ?cussion and disposition. Between thetwo parts of the stseion there is tobe a thirty-day recess. The first partis limited to thirty days, but the lat- jtar may be as long as :a desired.This Innovation is the result of a'constitutional amendment adopted Ja*tyear. No other State has tried theplan, although the principle will begenerally adopted if it proves practi?cal. The reason of the reform is thatlegislators ought to ascertain the wiilOf their constituencies as to proposedlaws.The Kansas papers are terriblywrought up over a question of eti?quette, state-c! :is follows: "Lady hav?ing her teeth fixed a year ago thissummer was married this year. Canthe dentist sue the husband? Whomcart he hold for the bill?" The Tope kaCapital, trying to s?ttle the question,says: "It is the custom, vre believe,for the father to pay for the bride'sdeatistry. In Topeka the dentist'sbill is considered part of the trous?seau."I ear the job-seekers bearing peti?tions:Pauiir.e Wayne, the White Housecow. ? iii give place March 4 to Nona. f Avon, a |5,?9? beauty, the gift toi'reslder.t-elect Wilson of William Gal?loway, af Waterloo, Iowa Quite adrop for Pauline to go from the WhiteHouse lawn to some old pasture nearCincinnatiEntirely too much spissltude char?acterized the action of the CommonCon net! in the. K.chmocd and Iienrlcof.aachlse grant.'fen thousand suffragettes will be In'the Iraug'iral parade. If they all wearhobble skirts, the President-elect willfreeze to death before they pass him.Some famous teeth beamed and fam?ous eyes smiled through famous?:'..: sf-s Saturday whea the news camethat Harvard had licked Vale easily onthe football. If not on the presidentialSeidV.c<-President-elect Tom Marshallproves that he !* a Dene-rat by shin-,.r.g his sho?? himself.Mrs Hetty Green attributes much of jhT health and wrath to her enloidiet.Po your Chrlstmss shopplne r.ow.The best thing that Bail* ; , of Texas. Iever did for his country was to resign.Whsa a girl is very pretty there isalways some female friend who sighssrd observes, my dear, that It Is <~*rtalaly toe bad that she doeeo't knewhow to w<ar her clothesU'fcy ear. t th# O-tlook e-r.d the Col< .el to cover t is Be kaa war?Tb:r-iav e is the turkey tretA Richmond teacher had the lettersc-a-t en the ble kboard the oth?r dar.?nd ass trying to teach a ameli gfrlte preewewee "Thiak." the toeehersaid, "what la it that haa some Wklafc?r? sr.i comes up ?,n the porch .a;.n.tM and begs re come up irto ?hehouse" The little girt erighteaedOn the Spur of theMoment.By Roy K. Moulton.Sever Again.The po?.ts bawlOf gentle fallIn language that is rich.) They hung a bluffAnd sell the stuffTo magazines and sich.Tiiey rave and shoutAnd rhyme aboutThe fragiance of the airAnd of the joyWithout alloyThut lingers eveerywhere.But when it snowsAnd ranis and blowsAnd d >es a dozen stunts.With hall and sleetAnd l.ghtning sheet.And does Vm all at once;When Nature dropsAnd deftly flopsA backhand somersault.A tiling right now.You will allow.It's time to call a halt.My 1:. re is stillAnd i re* willTwang far you as of yore.Oh, Autumn, youCan sure go to?I'll b.icst your game no more.How to Become Famous.We have a letter from a young manwho Is yearning to become famous,hating tired of the humdrum of abucolic axlabSBOa We are asked toput him on tag road to fame. It Is notso very difficult. If the young manwill Just follow any one of taa sug?gestions appended hereto he will havehis full name !n large letters on thetirst page of every newspaper in thecountry.Solve the problem of perpetual no?tion.Invent a time clock which every hus?band must punch when he arriveshome late at nightRun, for President of this countryand b-? elected.Give flc.UOO.OOO to a unlvers ty.Fly across the Pacific Ocean in anaeroplane.Invent a collar button that will notroll under the bureau.Get up a list Df excuses for nightprowling husbands which will standthe suffrage test.Write the long looked for greatAmerican novel.Invent a pearl shirt stud that canbe found when wanted.According to Carle Abaer.There is a terrible difference betweena fool ar.d a dum fool. The formerilnds It out some time, but tr.e latternever d 3es.Wher. a feller has got eight or ninechildren he somehow loses taste forpassionate socks and neckties.A filler with an expressive counte?nance has got no business in a pokorgame.It beats a'l what a lot of bum cook?ing a feller can eat when he Is In1 jve.No man should let his whiskers growso long that they hang !n the soup.There are a few fellers In everytown who wear their straw hats unt'lChristmas. They are always the oneswho or*, not In favor of letting thenew railroad come in and think thatlantern light Is gojd enough on thestreet after S o'clock.A State law provides for a front andrear llgr.t on all vehicles. If a fellerIs pushir.' a baby cab he will have tohang a light on his coat tail.One of the fellers who isn't contentedto sit still and let trouble overtakehim. but feels as thiugh he must rundown the road and meet it, is the fel?ler who writes love letters tj anotherfeller's wife.There are a lot of matinee Idols andvaudeville strong men In this countrywho couldn't make $10 a month on thesection.Never Judge a man's knowledge bythe size of his eyeglasses.A man should never go to the the?atre with his wig on crosswise. Some?body in the balcony is sure to noticethat the part runs east and west In?stead of north and south.About the or.:;-, place an Dld-fashloned feller can .get a quill tooth?pick nowadays is on a dining car.There never was a time In the his?tory of this country when therewasn't something the matter with thetariffSave Slams.If you forget to hand the waiter alittle something it fs a sure signthat you are going to have a littlesoup down the back of your neck thenext time you call.If you aee a man pawing aroundwith hie front hoof like a hoss, try?ing to And something to put It on. ItIs n sign that he yfter, dallies in frontof the polished mahogany.If your wife begins early *n themorning to pay you compliments andforgets to hand you one for gettinghome late at night. It Is a sign thatshe Is going to have a new gad ->r asealskin coat.If you see a particular friend ofyours sailing along your direction ina new automobile. It Is s eur- signthat he Is not going to ask you toJump In and have a ride.Voice of the People\ Indicate the Law.To the Ed.tor of The Times-Dispatch:Sir?I have read with a ?rreat d??lof Interest the many letters in therecent Issues of your valuable paperon the child's devotion to its parentchat actuated Claude Allen In com?mitting the deed for which he nowstands condemned, and for which thehighest tribunal In our dear old Statesays bad a fair ani Impartial trialAbe MartinANOTHER RECRUIT.By John T. McCutcheon.rcopyrlrht: JtM ?? *?*? * Mr'^ivhmun l ^^^^^at the hands of hi* fellow-citlrens.which his ardent supporters are nowtrying to hold up to the full view ofthe world, that those who run mayread. There Is no ore tinder 'the jcanopy of heaven that would raise aBant against such manifestations ofsuch devotion, But I ask the question.Was this the one desire or motive thatwas behind the pistol held !n the kandOf Claude Allen, whose bullet a j#ry |of his peers say caused the death of'his feliow-cltlsen and offWr of the Ilaw-abiding and God-fearing State? II dare say that, to a certain degree.!they have, and he especially, the sym- Ipa-thy of every true lovex of liberty. Ibut what have we for the widows and'orphans left by these recklessly fired jpistols in the hands of th*J?se whoopenly defied the law? Have they noconsideration, and is there no regardfor the law? Why at this late dayare these ardent supporters, some ofwhom have never seen the guilty, orbeen within hundreds of miles of thehaunts of those accused and con?demned, and perhaps never will, somuch more qualified to pass on themotive, not to say the real facts andthe law. than the twelve sworn Jurors?It would seem to me that their dayhad parsed; that what they shouldhave done was to bend every energy,such as their eminent attorneys did.on the day of the trial to fully ex?plode this motive game.They were all men. with full com?mand of their mental faculty, childrenwho had reached the age of discretion,living In the most enlightened agethat the world has ever known, havingbeen living up to this time under theprotecting arm of the law, but weretaught to openly defy the mandate ofthis law when It Interfered with theirdesires or ambitions. This brings us,face to face with the old saying, j"'Bring up a child in the way It should ?go, and when he is old he will notdepart from It" I trust that they mayearly and happily make their peacewith God, who gave the lives?thosethac were taken at thavt time anjwhich they are to give up. I recallto mind at this time the statementsaid to have been made by one ofthe greatest Governors that the dearold State has had. when he was tried.as no other ever was. unless It is our Ipresent highly honored Governor, whenhe was petitioned in the McCue caseafter it had passed the highesttribunal In the State: "The accused]according to the highest court of our'State, has had a fair and Impartialtrial I am not here to make theiaw. but to see that It Is carried out."and his summing np of that case, asIn this case, believe that GovernorMann will hearltly concur In.I happened to be In Pulaski themorning of this tragedy, and In Roanoke that afternoon, and that evening, |while In conversation with the clerkof the hotel where I was stopping. Iwas given a short history of theAllens. as he was born and raised atHillsvllle. and had known of themfrom his early childhood?some per-1eon**iv?and from this recital one,co;dd not help but associate them. In!some degree, with Taass Jamee. whenI yon went counter to their plans and1 wishes. While w? deeply deplore theirlack of self-control when seised withthis desire that brutal fores and leadshould rule rather than the peace anJdimity of the law. and thereby pisc?ine a stain upon the fair name of the,mother of St*t*s. which forces her totake cognisance of and punish withthe Iron rod her wayward child whohas been warned ss to the resnlts ofsucti deeds, we bow our heads In sym?pathy while the law is hetng vindi?cated. YTROTXTAN. (Spartanburg. S. C._? slat ?he W?yar*e Salary.I To the Editor of The Timea-Dlanatch:I Sir.?It is rarely the good fortune off any city to bare such a Mayor aa thisI city now nan He la able, progrea-siveland up-to-date. He aot only ought toI get a salsry ecus! to that paid to j' members ?f the Administrative Boardhut as the head of the city govern' ment. he nnght to be paid more. TheI f inance Committee oaght to appreciateI his worth now. and not wait til! hs la jI offered a higher salary elsewhere. Agrsst and growing city like this can?not afford to pay a niggardly salary toa first-class man. TUM-TUMRichmond.mmTo the Editor of The Tlsnee-Pleeatth:Str.?I have been sorry far the Al?iens from the moment I heard of theterrible shoctlac at Carroll courthouseto the present time B t dear reader., we sh'iald not forget that no one Per! sneded or made t*>ene m-n do whatj they did If th? Ai>ne r?? disregardi the malestv of the law. the boner andgood nsrr.e of our deir old State, endbv the deadly aim of their pistols bringsad sorrow to many homes and makewidows and ornheia, and then get sev?eral prescher? with r*r la front of theirr.i- and T> f> behind to nee theirIndeence to he pamv on them. esa*t thei Urnwns. ?n? Joneses sad the Smithsin the f-iiure do the same?II has bees said that one of t-ehonors and efficient court oat "1a Isfired the first shot, tut r-> thinking orreasonsMe man c?-ild tbrnk sr TheseImen had a fair end Impartial hearing.aweWwaTsa Of their cosstr ysea. afterdie, and I am not surprised that thehigher court sustains the lower, and Ithink Governor Mann will let the de?cision of the courts be carried out.Justice demands life for life. In myhumble opinion. Claude Allen. who |many contend is innocent, took the iwrong way, the wrong place and the.wrong time to show his great love Ifor his father. JOHN I* B IE ALE. pHague.The Greatest of Theee Is Lave.Respectfully dedicated to my friend.Rev John K. Crankshaw. local preach?er of the Philadelphia Conference ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church.Faith lends her realizing lightTo guide souls up to God,And Hope helps in the darkest nightMen bear the chast'nlng rod.Faith la the telescope that peersFar Into the unknown;Hop* leads the fainting heart andcheersI 'Til day breaks through the dawn.Faith is the ladder struggling onesIn search of heaven climb up;Hope aelzea fast the highest rungsAnd scales the sunlit top.Faith stretches eager gase to winThe palace in the sky;Hope parts the veil and looks withinThe city up on high.And thus a WAY while here we grope-lore excellent He'll show;Far better than by Faith or Hope.The WAY He'd have us go.For Faith and Hope some day willcomeTo end. and souls bereftOf all the graces but the One?Love only win be lett.And thus we crown thee. Love Divine,Greater than Hope and Faith:Love all the graces w'll outshineAnd atUI shine after death.RET. B. H. KENNET.Philadelphia.?law end Gray.(Laying Comer-Stone ConfederateI Monument.)Within grand Arlington to-dayA great foundation atone we lay.To monument the gallant gray,I Whose valor shall forever stay.1 Encircled by the loyal blue.All brave and honest, kind and true,Americans In grave review.j Beneath the morning sun snd dew.And here a monument shall rise' To greet all gazing human eyes.' While Time, tomb-builder, ever flies,j The cause of truth that never dien jThe North and South and Eaat and II West. Of this republic great and best.' Revere the patriot with zest,j For bravery in bloody test.' Age after age shall pass along.! With web and woof of light snd wrong.; While this immortal, deathleas throngI Shall echo like a heavenly song.I The noble dead sre oalm and free.In every land and every aea.Infused with spirit liberty. Within the vast eternity.; The Union is secure to-day.With Stars and Stripes In lofty sway.Still waving over mount nnd bay.Supported by the Blue and Gray.JOHN A. JOTCp,Arlington National Cemetery. VeTOnly ?esse Faded Fsswsia.Only some faded flowers, all brown andwithered aad aero. jI found when idly turning the leaves of jmany a year: _ IThe book was soiled and o1d?n: sackleaves one seldom turns.I For life holds b'it the present?the peat .I has no concerns.i I wondered for th? moment how camethone flowers there:Had some one marked s poem, n songgem. sweet snd rsre?I turned the leave* of mem'ry. and lo!a picture sweetFrom out the loag dead pages my iInner eyes did greet- jFor ones a lovely maldsa. la yean soRad UghtTy'plocked theee flower*?eould wot their swsstneen last?She turned the leaves so deftly withfinger* smell and fair.And long the faded flowers had marke ia poem rare.'She sale. Tm Annie Laurie, gad thusthe song Til mark.That when perchance yeni"re reading;i these wards of mine yowTt hark:< For you my heart is be at I nr. to yon. my love-thoughts mumRe mem her Arrie La-He. when* heartyou've truly won.**Risen las now hot the story, for all dieni with the years:'within their silence resting lie ellthose bores and fear*! And en the pare* olden some burningtears I shedBut still thee* faded flowers remind,me Youth ts dead?QUERIES &ANSWEFa* r. ip??w.Please give the date of aUpshur*s senrlee la CongressA. K HUNMr. Upehur was never a menCongress.Prohlbttlea.Where may I find the factsState-wide prohibition, etc.?A P.EAThe Virginia Antl-8aloon 1Foster Building. Richmond. V:Bend you circulars of ?'ich Infor:s-r.4t.RWill you inform ma what theletters & P. Q. R. stand for?SURJCRISenatus Populus Que RomanSenate and the Roman people.Ceana.Is there a premium on the fpiece of 1908. or any type, orLincoln penny of any type?Xo.First Day or Seventh.Is there any direction in thito observe the first day of thInstead of the seventh as the 81SC.Virtually all the explicit dlis to the "seventh day." Thismeans now settlee anything aypropriety of selecting Sundaycalendar or Saturday, or gayday ae a Sabbath. The idendays has become so confused wiendar Inaccuracies and correetlo!t is now beyond the power oftlgatlon to settle what dayweek corresponds with thatthe Jewish calendar z.9f}? yea:The date of supreme Interest ?ettans. that of the birth of Chso far out of our present rexthat It is commonly considersour !3th of August was His MrWill there be any special extlon held for the benefit of thofailed at Roanoke last June?A E- WC55xich an examination will beRichmond on Jennary IS. Buttails see not yet made known,advance cf publication, weakto be learned from M- B.Library Building. Richmond, VSt eases offPlease tell me bow many senpharmacy there are 1n theStates and the number of '.nstand tearfiers. T. F- WTo the cloes of itll. sevenschools, wrth fit teachers amstudents.The Altena.Can you inform me how theof Carroll County stand la Iand whether Floyd Allen wselected sheriff Of the county?W. L> DAVENPIn recent years they have vo>Democratic ticket. He wassheriff, bat eerred for some tdeputy.Kindly tell me when the Moteuor law was passed and explaitt was. & 'March 3?. It??. Tt provideddevice be furnished by the Stat?sellers of liouor. and that all aregistered and "rung up" on thlpunch." The record thus mechakept was to be the basis of tsthe State receiving a half-centsale of half a pint of malt II?any less quantity, with an leertax as the quantity was greatercent for the sale of half a flose of alcoholic Honor with In.tax for larger quantity.H^ISl^^Cilxlm*n*sy** to emm m miinf,afcpct tocletckcrc*? mieft lift S?Wkf? DayaaTs^WBwCAPITAL ae*J JwaVIUI 1 WOOfirVTTIITS LAaTIL Off TOfJIt CTdNpMADf?